The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1880 - 221 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 30
Page xviii
... sche wol him not forsake . She is not wery him to love and serve , Theigh that he lay bedred til that he sterve . A wyf is Goddes yifte verrayly Mariage is a ful gret sacrament ; Her may ye see , and here may ye prove , That wyf is ...
... sche wol him not forsake . She is not wery him to love and serve , Theigh that he lay bedred til that he sterve . A wyf is Goddes yifte verrayly Mariage is a ful gret sacrament ; Her may ye see , and here may ye prove , That wyf is ...
Page xliv
... sche | be wom | man or | goddesse . ' ( Ib . 1. 243. ) ( Ib . 1. 785. ) ( Ib . 1. 195. ) And thenketh | here cometh | my mor | tel enemy . ' Sche ga❘ dereth floures | party white and rede . ' Thus hath this widow | hir li tel child | i ...
... sche | be wom | man or | goddesse . ' ( Ib . 1. 243. ) ( Ib . 1. 785. ) ( Ib . 1. 195. ) And thenketh | here cometh | my mor | tel enemy . ' Sche ga❘ dereth floures | party white and rede . ' Thus hath this widow | hir li tel child | i ...
Page 5
... sche was cleped madame Eglentyne . Ful wel sche sang the servise divyne , Entuned in hire nose ful semely ; And Frensch sche spak ful faire and fetysly , After the scole of Stratford atte Bowe , For Frensch of Parys was to hire unknowe ...
... sche was cleped madame Eglentyne . Ful wel sche sang the servise divyne , Entuned in hire nose ful semely ; And Frensch sche spak ful faire and fetysly , After the scole of Stratford atte Bowe , For Frensch of Parys was to hire unknowe ...
Page 6
... sche hadde a fair forheed . It was almost a spanne brood , I trowe ; For hardily sche was not undergrowe . Ful fetys was hire cloke , as I was waar . Of smal coral aboute hire arm sche baar A peire of bedes gauded al with grene ; And ...
... sche hadde a fair forheed . It was almost a spanne brood , I trowe ; For hardily sche was not undergrowe . Ful fetys was hire cloke , as I was waar . Of smal coral aboute hire arm sche baar A peire of bedes gauded al with grene ; And ...
Page 14
... sche was somdel deef , and that was skathe . Of cloth - makyng she hadde such an haunt , Sche passede hem of Ypres and of Gaunt . In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon 440 445 That to the offryng byforn hire schulde goon , And 14 THE ...
... sche was somdel deef , and that was skathe . Of cloth - makyng she hadde such an haunt , Sche passede hem of Ypres and of Gaunt . In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon 440 445 That to the offryng byforn hire schulde goon , And 14 THE ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agayn Allas anon anoon Arcite Arcyte Astrolabe atte aventure berd Boethius brest byforn Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer Chauntecleer cloth compainye Cotgrave couthe cowde dede deth doon doun dremes Edward III Emelye English eyen felawe Goth grene gret grete Harl hath heed heere heih herte highte hire hond Icel Knightes Tale kyng lady lord lovede lust lyve maner Mars Max Müller moot Mordre nought Palamon Piers Ploughman Piers Plowman pleyn plural pret prisoun Prol Prov quod rede reed root saugh sayde sayn schal sche schulde seyde seyn signifies Skeat sone sonne sorwe speke sterte swerd Thanne thay Thebes ther therto Theseus thilke thou thurgh toun trewe tyme Tyrwhitt unto Venus verb weren whan whence Eng wher withouten wolde woot word wyde yeer yerd þat